Detroit vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Detroit	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2070	$887
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5001	$2166
🏠 One person rent	$1144	$396
🏘️ Family rent	$1987	$592
🍽️ Food expenses	$655	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3437	$381
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	77	57
😀 Quality of life	87	63
🏙️ Population	639K	2.42M

The cost of living in Detroit is 133% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 1839th and 6337th ($2070 vs $887) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1457th and 10th in the United States and Brazil, respectively. Check the United States vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Detroit compared to 0.4 months in Salvador. Detroit ranked 98th best city to live in the United States vs Salvador ranked 21st in Brazil, while ranked 319th and 5445th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Salvador

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	Detroit	Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.9	$7.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.5	$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$7.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.45	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$5.58	$2.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1370	$420
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$840	$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2423	$682
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1539	$405
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$75.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.5	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.91%	10.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1855	$2069
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1282	$1176
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.3	$51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$9.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.51	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.61	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$9.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$7.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.11	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$2.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$4.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.6	$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$6.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$88.7	$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$8.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.8	$55.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.7	$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1375	$351
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16262	$15139

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1927
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$1951
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$1984
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1926
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$1976
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$1928
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1740
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$1837
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$1924
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1683
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$1921
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1895
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$1938
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$1943
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$1891
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2031
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$1820
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$1888
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$1951
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1781
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1881
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$1994
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1730
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1917
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$2031
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$1961
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$1883
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2007
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2156
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$1958
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2307
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1857
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1959
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1702
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2324
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1791
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1622
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1665
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1961
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1600

Cities near Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$690
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$691
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$575
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$678
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$654
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$624
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$660
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$568
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$495
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$661
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$599
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$571
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$592
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$649
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$601
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$632
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$472
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$606
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$673
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$671
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$491
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$617
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$630
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$752
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$616
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$696
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$705
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$627
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$641
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$603
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$617
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$598
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$623
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$609
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$680
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$614
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$615
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$637
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$751